Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Imminent Risk
88%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
100%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
76%
(High Risk, Based on 60 votes)
Average: 88%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
4.9%
by year 2033
WAGES
$53,900
or $25.91 per hour
Volume
393,980
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
3.3/10
What's this?
Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

These are some key things to think about when job hunting.

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Calculated automation risk

100% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

We haven't found any important qualities of this job that can't be easily automated

User poll

76% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 100% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks' job openings is expected to rise 4.9% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks' was $53,900, or $26 per hour

'Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks' were paid 12.2% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 393,980 people employed as 'Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks' within the United States.

This represents around 0.26% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 385 people are employed as 'Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks'.

Job description

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.

SOC Code: 43-5061.00

Comments (3)

Matt (Highly likely)
10 Sep 2024 19:48
It's already happening so it's bound to happen but more seriously.
Bipin (Moderate)
02 Oct 2023 16:07
The Word Clerk is more significant for this rating. Although I am Construction project management professional work as a Planning manager in construction field and I found its dementing job in this field right now. This field will evolve later but its sure that the expert level of planner will be always in demand.
Piedmont Jim
08 Jul 2021 19:28
Production Controller here. To be fair, I've been programming automation for myself already, so...

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